Starting a business while working full-time

I work full-time at a strong consulting shop (60-65 hrs on average). I want to do a start-up in my limited free time though. I want to have a product manufactured and sold primarily online. I wanted to get advice from people who may have tried to do something similar or any advice?

Yeah I got some advice. Come up with a product first. And don't quit your day job.

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And also establish a sales/revenue pipeline.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

Advice - don't do it just because you want to be an "entrepreneur" or "own a business". Starting a business fucking sucks. If you're not pot committed or aren't thinking about this "product" 24/7 then you're getting into something that's bound to be a time, energy, and money drain.

If you have an itch that you need to scratch then get a first run of your product and see what customers think. Do this before going balls deep and over investing in sales and marketing of a shit idea.

I don't have much experience in CPG space but I've also heard the nightmares of finding suppliers and manufacturers. Don't underestimate the importance of your supply chain.

As a founder you're going to have to do all the work too. Design, logistics, financing, legal, marketing, sales, customer service, etc.

The BEST advice is to find a mentor, and network with other startups. It's a lonely battle for the first couple years so do this sooner than later.

That being said, it's all doable. Just a lot harder and a lot more work than you think.

SYB

"Out the garage is how you end up in chargeIt's how you end up in penthouses, end up in cars, it's how youStart off a curb servin', end up a boss"